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I am searching for information about my paternal grandfather William George Crowley who left Clogheen in 1900. His Father was `a souter` ( stitcher ) or cobbler. He came to England as an 18 year old and joined The Manchester Regiment. He went back to Ireland in 1903 and married my grandmother Annie Emily Murphy in St Colman`s Cathedral, Cork. They lived in Salford Manchester after he left the army. Annie died in 1924 of tb , William died in 1948. My father was born in Salford in 1918, I was born in 1944.

JosephPatrick1

Friday 1st Jul 2016, 01:00PM

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  • Joseph:

    Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

    Below is the 1883 civil birth record for William. He also had three siblings that I could identify: John 1881 Thomas 1885 and Mary 1887. I did not find the Crowleys in the 1901 census. Did the entriee family move to England in 1901? Thomas and Catherine were married in 1878. See record below which includes the names of the fathers of the bride and groom.

    Let me know if you have any questions.

    Roger McDonnell

     

    Name:William CrowleyDate of Birth:12-Jul-1883
    Registration Date:21-Aug-1883Address:ClogheenParish/District:CLOGHEENGender:MaleCountyCo. Tipperary
    Denomination:Civil Parish
    Father:Thomas CrowleyMother:Kate MoloneyOccupation:Shoemaker
    Sponsor 1 /
    Informant 1:Kate Crowley

    Date of Marriage:    27-Jul-1878          
    Parish / District:    CLOGHEEN        County:    Co. Tipperary
    Husband        Wife
    Name:    Thomas    Crowley        Catherine    Moloney
    Address:    Clogheen        Clogheen
    Denomination:    Civil Parish        Civil Parish
    Occupation:    SHOEMAKER        SPINSTER
    Age:    Full Age (Over 21)        Full Age (Over 21)
    Status:    Bachelor (Previously unmarried)        Spinster (Previously unmarried)
    Husband's Father        Wife's Father
    Name:    John    Crowley        Thomas    Moloney
    Address:            

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    Friday 1st Jul 2016, 06:08PM
  • Thank you Roger, I did not know that my gandfather William George Crowley had siblings John b1881, Thomas b 1885 and Mary b 1887. 

    I am most grateful to you for finding out this information and writing to me.

    Sincerely, 

    Geoffrey William Crowley

    JosephPatrick1

    Sunday 3rd Jul 2016, 03:33PM
  • To complete my reply to you Roger and answer your question. As far as I know William travelled to Waterford to enlist in The Manchester Regiment on 1st January 1900. I do not know anything about the rest of his family except the names of the 3 siblings and the father in law that you told me about.

    Geoffrey W Crowley 

    JosephPatrick1

    Sunday 3rd Jul 2016, 03:42PM

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